Manila: Employees of a Philippine shoe museum have managed to save from devastating floods 800 pairs of footware donated by former first lady Imelda Marcos.
Maria Lourdes Fernando, mayor of Marikina city, the Philippine shoe capital east of Manila, said Thursday the museum staff quickly moved Marcos' shoes to cabinets' top shelves as floodwaters rose knee-deep inside the building.
Thousands of Marikina residents remain homeless and tons of debris and mud are being scooped up in the massive cleanup following the September 26 floods brought by Tropical Storm Ketsana.
The flamboyant widow of dictator Ferdinand Marcos will forever be remembered for her dazzling jewels and the 1,220 pairs of shoes she left behind in the presidential palace after a popular revolt toppled her husband in 1986.
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